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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A U.S. Marine uses an optic lens to scan for improvised explosive devices as he learns how to mark improvised explosive devices on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 20, 2013.

A U.S. Marine uses an optic lens to scan for improvised explosive devices as he learns how to mark improvised explosive devices on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 20, 2013.

A U.S. Marine uses an optic lens to scan for improvised explosive devices as he learns how to mark improvised explosive devices on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 20, 2013.

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